diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dff02e38e..b12905167 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-rust-driver"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 name = "mongodb"
-version = "0.9.0-alpha"
+version = "0.9.0"
 
 [dependencies]
 base64 = "0.11.0"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e7b38ec5..2d8f48490 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This repository contains the officially supported MongoDB Rust driver, a client
 The driver is available on [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/mongodb). To use the driver in your application, simply add it to your project's `Cargo.toml`. You will also want to add [`bson`](https://docs.rs/bson) as well.
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-mongodb = "0.9.0-alpha"
+mongodb = "0.9.0"
 bson = "0.14.0"
 ```